Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 555 | 464 | 345 | 184 | 102 | 374 | 416 | 229 | 206 | 263 | 783 | 687 | 1176 | 1437 | 998 | 711 | 536 | 437 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.57m | 12:43PM1.70m | 1:01AM1.60m | 1:24PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.47m | 6:16AM0.42m | 6:48PM0.43m | 6:59AM0.37m | 7:30PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | N 4 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 555 | 464 | 345 | 184 | 32 | 29 | 320 | 221 | 134 | 96 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 296 | 300 | 292 | 240 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 10 | 51 | 73 | 78 | 138 | 164 | 229 | 206 | 263 | 18 | 14 | 14 | — | 13 | 23 | 22 | 77 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | — | ESE 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 11 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NNE 6 | S 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | N 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 31 | 8 | 72 | 102 | 374 | 416 | — | — | 7 | 783 | 687 | 1176 | 1437 | 998 | 711 | 536 | 437 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 193 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
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